How was Point MacKenzie selected as the location for the new correctional center?
Senate Bill 65 authorized the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) to enter into agreements for several new, or expanded, correctional facility projects. One of these was a new prison project in the Mat-Su Borough. Senate Bill 65 was passed by the Alaska State Legislature in 2004. A site selection process was conducted in 2006 to locate an appropriate site within the Mat-Su Borough. Sixteen sites were evaluated in a two-step process culminating in the selection of the Point MacKenzie site.